The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-05

tive assembly of Wyoming; to relieve Colorado from
the State and Territory: to relnqaish the
interests of the United States in certain
lots to the city and county of San Francisco; pr6vd
ing for the ascertanment Of the value and authorizing
she SAFE OF certain government property IN Chicago
for the holding of terms of the United States courts
from the records of soldiers who reeniised without
having received discharges account of first enlist
ment to establish two additional land districts in Ne
braska to amend the laws relating patents trade
marks and copyrights; to extend the time for the
pleion of the records Of the Court of Alabama Caims
to credit Kansas with certain moneys ordnance
count; to authorize the Postmaster general to allow
compensation for railroad apartment service furn
ished pursuant to agreement to bridge Missssippi
river st. Louis; to establish land Office at Lamar
Coli extend the first section of the dutiableg goods
act to Portland Ore and the first and seventh sections
of national banks to buy in trust property the
proval of the Comptroller of the Currency: to grant
certain seal rocks to San Francisco to establish mil
itary post at Denver, Co to provide for the execu
ton of Article 2 of the Chinese treaty of Nov. IL
$780, lit prohibits the importation of opium into eth
er country by citizens of the other for the erection
of public buildings as follows San Antonio, Tex;
Houston, Tex. Oshkosh, Wis: Fort Smith. Ark;
Owensboro. KY. and Milwaukee, Wis; increase the
limit of cost for public buildings at Oxford Miss and
Denver Col; for the completion of public building at
Fort Scott and Wichita Kas.
Of the foregoing measures. seven became laws
by the expiration OF the constitutional ten days
limitation, viz: The Mormon polygamy bill; the
trade-doar redemption bill; the militia bill, and
four private bills
The Senate bills vetoed were thirty nine in
number, eleven being of a public. and twenty
eight of private character The public bills
vetoed were follows: To quiet the titles OF
settlers the Des Moines river land tpassed
over the veto in the Senate, but failed OF the
necessary two-thirds in the House); for th6
erection of public buildings at GAINESVILLE. O.;
Lafayette, Ind: Sioux City. Ia; Dayton. O.
tpassed over the veto in both housesi, and Lynn,
Mass; to extend the provisions OF the immedi-
ate transportation act to Omaha, Neb.; to grant
| railroads right-o through the Indian reser-
vations in northern Montana
The ninety-three House bills vetoed include
eighty seven private bills and six bills of pub
lie nature. The public bills vetoed were for the
erection of federal buildings at Springfield, Mo-;
Dlluth, Mimi. Ashevilie, n. O., and Ports-
mouth, o.: to distribute $4,000 worth OF seeds
among the drought-stricken people OF Texas,
aud to grant pensions to dependent soldiers and
dependent relatives of deceased soldiers An
effort made to pass the dependent peasion bill
over the veto failed.
The regular appropriation bills which failed Of
enactment were the fcrtifcatons bills for both
sessions, the river and harbor bill OF the
! present session which not signed by the
! PresiGent), and the deficiency bill on which the
| for action. The failure of the forthcations bill
was due to decided differences of opinion be-
| tween the conferees OF the two houses.
Fifty bills, in addition to those which became
laws, and those vetoed, were sent to the Presi.
dent, but we're .'pocketed' bv Him on the adjourn
| ment of Congress- and therefore failed
The Blair educational bill. after passing the
| Senate. was buffetted about from one committee
| to another in the House, and never allowed
to come before the House for action, although
| its friends claimed decided majority in its ia
vor on test vote. The Cameron Hale twin
bills, appropriating $35 000, ,0G0 for the increase
| of the navy were sent to the naval committee
and died there although a provision for addi-
| tional vessels was inserted in the naval appro-
| pration bill. The twin fortihcaton bills which
passed the Senate we're allowed to sleep IN the
| House appropriations committeeroom The
| McAdoo fortifcatioLs BILL reported by the House
military committee. never received action by the
| House. The Dakota admission bill still slumbere
| on the House calendar; the bill for the admission
Of Washington Territory failed Of action, as did
the bill to grant Dearborn Park to the city OF
Chicago. The Eads bill, the Nicaragua canal
| BILL the bill changing the date of inauguration
day. and the bl to reimburse the Freedmens'
| Bank depositors also failed.